Today the town still has a small shipyard, a few metallurgical and chemical factories and the Vestfyen brewery. In 2007, the public sector benefited from Assens position as the seat of the new Assens Municipality.

Assens Church (Vor Frue Kirke) is the second largest church building on the island of Funen.

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